Rain’s 3 boys have started making Black Rhino their home as there seems to be a lot less pressure for them from the other apex predators, and the abundance of Impala, I am sure, is also a great attraction for them. It is so good to see these boys doing so well… and now that…
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What started out as a very quiet afternoon drive resulting in remembering that the bush is full of surprises? We left the Lodge looking for Rain’s (female cheetah in Pilansberg) cubs that had recently moved on to Black Rhino. After about 2 hours of seeing very little, we decided that we should rather go into…
We were having sundowners at the lookout after a great afternoon with lots of general game. After discussing and pondering on where we were going to find some cats, we decided that we would go straight to the Lodge and head for an extended drive into Pilanesberg itself the next morning. We packed up and…
What started out as a quiet morning drive… ended up being very exciting. We departed the Lodge as the sun rose, and not far from the Lodge we picked up on really fresh lion tracks. I decided to start tracking them and see what it led to, and quickly realised it was only one male’s…
We have just an amazing group of guests attend a very successful At Close Quarters Photographic Workshop @Buffalo Thorn Lodge. They were fortunate enough to have some amazing sightings like: Cheetah and lions on a kill. Over the four days, the guests attended theoretical lectures and headed into the bush on daily game drives to put…
One Thursday night, in February, between 10h30 and 11h00, two gun shots were heard by the anti-poaching guard up at the tower on the northern fence line. Our anti-poaching head went out to investigate and found that the fence were cut… and that could just mean just one thing poachers were in again! A couple of…
This past week we had some unforgettable sightings on Safari/ Game Drive. Click on the link to see more great photos: https://www.facebook.com/BuffaloThornLodge
As most of you know it is currently VERY dry in most Part of South Africa and have we not had the enough rain to brake the drought. Yes the bush has turned lovely green and in some areas farm land has started sprouting. But we need lots more rain and some people are in…
*** WE HAVE A WINNER *** CONGRATULATIONS to Alain Plattner of Fresno, California You are the winner of our recent competition. We look forward to making your reservation for your stay and welcoming you to the Lodge. Thank you all for entering – and sharing with your friends and family.
And as we promised we did go out on afternoon safari in search of the lions! So to everyone’s surprise the Lions where there at the Wildebeest kill just like we hoped. On our way to the lion sighting we had a road block. an Elephant with a “Stompie“. What a wonderful game viewing day.. **A stompie…